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Crops 58 North Carolina Agricultural Statistics USUAL PLANTING AND HARVESTING DATES Usual Planting Dates Usual Harvest Dates Begin Most Active End Begin Most Active End Field Crops: Barley: Grain Sep 25 Oct 15-Nov 10 Dec 01 May 25 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Corn: Grain Apr 01 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 20 Sep 10-Oct 10 Oct 10 Silage Apr 01 Apr 10-Apr 25 May 20 Aug 01 Aug 20-Sep 20 Oct 20 Cotton Apr 20 May 01-May 20 Jun 10 Sep 30 Oct 10-Nov 15 Dec 15 Hay: Alfalfa Apr. 30 - Nov 15 Other Apr. 30 - Nov 15 Irish Potatoes Mar 05 Mar 10-Apr 10 Apr 30 Jun 10 Jun 25-Jul 15 Aug 10 Oats: Grain Sep 15 Oct 15-Nov 25 Dec 10 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul. 25 Peanuts Apr 30 May 10-May 30 Jun 01 Sep 25 Oct 10-Oct 30 Nov 15 Sorghum: Grain May 05 May 25-Jun 15 Jul 15 Aug 15 Oct 01-Oct 20 Nov 25 Silage May 01 May 10-Jun 10 Jul 05 Jul 25 Aug 10-Sep 15 Oct 01 Soybeans May 01 May 20-Jun 30 Jul 20 Oct 10 Nov 10-Dec 05 Dec 20 Sweet Potatoes May 05 May 20-Jun 15 Jul 15 Sep 01 Sep 25-Nov 05 Nov 20 Tobacco: Burley May 15 May 20-Jun 10 Jun 30 Aug 20 Sep 01-Sep 20 Oct 15 Flue-cured Apr 15 Apr 20-May 25 Jun 05 Jul 01 Jul 20-Sep 15 Oct 10 Wheat: Grain Sep 20 Oct 15-Nov 20 Dec 20 May 30 Jun 10-Jun 30 Jul 25 Vegetables: Cabbage: Spring Jan 01 Feb 05-Mar 01 Mar 20 Apr 20 May 10-Jun 15 Jun 30 Summer Mar 20 Mar 25-Apr 05 Apr 15 Jun 10 Jul 15-Oct 15 Oct 30 Fall Jul 15 Jul 20-Aug 05 Aug 10 Oct 10 Oct 15-Dec30 Jan 30 Cucumbers: Fresh Market Spring Mar 25 Apr 01-May 01 May 05 Jun 01 Jun 01-Jun 30 Jul 05 Fresh Market Summer Apr 25 May 01-May 15 May 20 Jun 01 Jun 01-Jul 30 Oct 20 Cucumbers: Processing Spring Mar 25 Apr 01-May 15 May 20 Jun 01 Jun 10-Jul 30 Jul 25 Processing Summer Jul 10 Jul 15-Sep 01 Sep 05 Jul 01 Oct 01-Oct 15 Oct 30 Peppers: Bell Apr 01 Apr 10-May 01 May 15 Oct 10 Jul 01-Jul 30 Sep 01 Snap Beans: Fresh Market Spring Mar 10 Mar 15-Apr 05 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 01-Jun 30 Jul 20 Fresh Market Summer Apr 15 Apr 20-May 15 May 20 Jul 01 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 01 Fresh Market Fall Aug 05 Aug 10-Aug 20 Aug 25 Sep 25 Oct 01-Oct 30 Nov 10 Squash Apr 01 Apr 15-May 05 May 30 Jun 01 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 01 Strawberries Sep 20 Sep 25-Oct 15 Nov 01 Apr 10 Apr 20-May 20 Jun 10 Sweet Corn Mar 05 Mar 10-Jun 01 Jun 05 Jun 01 Jun 15-Jul 30 Sep 10 Tomatoes Apr 15 Apr 20-Jun 01 Jun 05 Jun 15 Jul 15-Sep 15 Oct 15 Watermelons Mar 25 Mar 30-May 05 May 10 Jul 01 Jul 15-Aug 20 Sep 10 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 NORTH CAROLINA PLANTED ACRES (Thousand Acres) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Wheat Corn Soybeans Cotton
Crops Unit Date Series Began CROP RECORD HIGHS Record High Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu. 1924 1981 75 2006 80.0 1981 4,125 Corn for Grain Bu. 1866 1899 2,726 2006 132.0 1982 155,430 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1983 152 2004 19.0 1984 2,240 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 1866 1926 1,802 2004 900.0 2001 1,673 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 2001 559 Hay: All Ton 1909 1945 1,374 2003 2.61 2003 2,030 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1957 88 2006 3.10 1957 185 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1945 1,274 2003 2.60 2003 1,976 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1943 110 2006 210.0 1946 7,774 Oats Bu. 1866 1889 542 2008 80.0 1956 19,680 Peanuts Lb. 1909 1945 320 2008 3,700.0 1981 555,560 Sorghum for Grain Bu. 1929 1971 120 2001 70.0 1971 6,240 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1972 34 1981 13.5 1971 390 Soybeans Bu. 1924 1982 2,100 2004 34.0 2008 55,110 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 1868 1932 101 2008 190.0 2008 8,740 Tobacco: All Lb. 1866 1939 851 1994 2,467.0 1951 999,725 Tobacco: Burley Lb. 1919 1945 13 1969 2,570.0 1982 31,179 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 1919 1939 843 1994 2,478.0 1955 978,775 Wheat: Winter Bu. 1866 1901 800 2008 60.0 2008 43,200 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb. 1934 - - - - 1983 415,000 Blueberries Lb. 1972 2005 5.0 2008 5,940 2008 28,500 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1912 8.6 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1941 76 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 4,300 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 1994 2,800 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 1971 6,500 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1950 2.9 2006 135 2000 231 Crops Unit Date Series Began CROP RECORD LOWS Record Low Acres Harvested Yield Per Acre Production Year Acres Year Yield Year Production Thousands Thousands FIELD CROPS: Barley Bu. 1924 1924 5 1932 15.0 1924 90 Corn for Grain Bu. 1866 2001 625 1881 9.5 1866 15,912 Corn for Silage Ton 1919 1919 4 1932 4.5 1919 26 Cotton: Upland 1 Lb. 1866 1978 42 1878 124.0 1983 43 Cottonseed Ton 1866 - - - - 1979 15 Hay: All Ton 1909 1973 325 1925 0.64 1911 398 Hay: Alfalfa Ton 1919 1921 3 1921 1.35 1921 4 Hay: Other Ton 1919 1973 312 1925 0.61 1925 313 Irish Potatoes Cwt. 1866 1867 10 1911 29.0 1866 444 Oats Bu. 1866 2007 15 1871 8.0 2007 825 Peanuts Lb. 1909 2006 84 1909 675.0 1911 119,350 Sorghum for Grain Bu. 1929 1945 2 1946 23.0 1945 50 Sorghum for Silage Ton 1949 1950 1 1993 4.0 1949 7 Soybeans Bu. 1924 1924 75 1943 9.0 1933 1,026 Sweet Potatoes Cwt. 1868 1964 18 1900 34.0 1869 1,691 Tobacco: All Lb. 1866 1866 16 1883 340.0 1866 7,840 Tobacco: Burley Lb. 1919 1921 2.1 1922 500.0 1919 1,412 Tobacco: Flue-cured Lb. 1919 2005 123 1924 585.0 1921 246,540 Wheat: Winter Bu. 1866 1966 165 1885 4.0 1866 1,800 FRUITS AND NUTS: Apples: Commercial Lb. 1934 - - - - 1955 1,680 Blueberries Lb. 1972 2001 2.7 1976 440 1976 1,496 Grapes Ton 1909 - - - - 1957 0.8 Peaches Ton 1899 - - - - 1955 2 Pecans: Improved Lb. 1919 - - - - 1920 66 Pecans: Seedings Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 30 Pecans: All Lb. 1919 - - - - 2004 100 Strawberries Cwt. 1949 1956 1.3 1972 9 1955 13 1 2 Production in 480-lb. net weight bales. Production is too small to estimate. NOTE: In some cases, the acreage or yield or production is identical for more than one year. In such cases, the year shown is the latest year of occurrence. North Carolina Agricultural Statistics 59
Page 1: CROPS Highs & Lows Stocks & Storage
Page 5 and 6: Crops Unit ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY Acre
Page 7 and 8: Crop Unit SELECTED FLORICULTURE CRO
Page 9 and 10: Counties and Districts Planted All
Page 13 and 14: Leading Counties 1 Tons Iredell 135
Page 15 and 16: Leading Counties 1 480-Pound Bales
Page 17 and 18: Counties and Districts Acres Harves
Page 21 and 22: Leading Counties 1 Bushels Beaufort
Page 23 and 24: Leading Counties 1 Pounds Martin 39
Page 33 and 34: NORTH CAROLINA FRUIT & VEGETABLES 2

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